We got the most awesome phone call this week from the grand-daughter of the original owners of our Lacey house. She wondered if she could come tour the house. Enthusiastic yes!! So we set up an appointment for Sunday afternoon. We met there and she had brought her husband, her friend and her cousin (who also wanted to see how the house had changed over the years). What a delightfully fun experience. They were so gracious and so nice. They even brought pictures!
This is the picture of the original owners of the home. His brother actually came up from San Francisco and built the home in 1911.
This picture shows the dad of the lady we met on Sunday and the mother of the cousin. The porch in the background is the Lacey porch! And the next pictures are of the two girls we met on Sunday standing in front of the Lacey porch when they were visiting grandma's house.
Grandpa had worked for the railroad and the had actually rented out the bedrooms on the 2nd floor to earn extra money. So the girls don't remember much about the upstairs except the front bedroom, which was grandpa's room. The bathroom upstairs was not a bathroom, but just a storage room. On the main floor they showed us where grandpa would sit in the front parlour and listen to his radio in the evenings. And the bedroom on the main level was grandma's bedroom. The bathroom on the main floor used to have a claw foot tub. Wish that would have been there when we bought it. The house currently sits on a full lot and 1/2, but used to take up another 2.5 lots. They used to have a chicken coop on the property also. It was fun to get to visit with them and to finally find the history of this home.
This is the picture of the original owners of the home. His brother actually came up from San Francisco and built the home in 1911.
This picture shows the dad of the lady we met on Sunday and the mother of the cousin. The porch in the background is the Lacey porch! And the next pictures are of the two girls we met on Sunday standing in front of the Lacey porch when they were visiting grandma's house.
Grandpa had worked for the railroad and the had actually rented out the bedrooms on the 2nd floor to earn extra money. So the girls don't remember much about the upstairs except the front bedroom, which was grandpa's room. The bathroom upstairs was not a bathroom, but just a storage room. On the main floor they showed us where grandpa would sit in the front parlour and listen to his radio in the evenings. And the bedroom on the main level was grandma's bedroom. The bathroom on the main floor used to have a claw foot tub. Wish that would have been there when we bought it. The house currently sits on a full lot and 1/2, but used to take up another 2.5 lots. They used to have a chicken coop on the property also. It was fun to get to visit with them and to finally find the history of this home.
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That is really cool to be able to go through the house with previous relatives. And to see the house in the old photos! That is really cool.
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